Shloka 19
उद्योगपर्व — विदुरोक्तिः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra Addressed on Sincerity, Hospitality, and Settlement
दुःशासनस्य च गहं दुर्योधनगृहाद् वरम् । तदद्य क्रियतां क्षिप्रं सुसम्मृष्टमलंकृतम्
dhūḥśāsanasya ca gṛhaṃ duryodhana-gṛhād varam | tad adya kriyatāṃ kṣipraṃ su-sammṛṣṭam alaṅkṛtam ||
Dhṛtarāṣṭra bertitah: “Dan kediaman Duḥśāsana lebih indah daripada istana diraja Duryodhana. Maka, sediakanlah rumah itu hari ini juga tanpa berlengah—bersihkan dengan sempurna dan hiasilah dengan sepatutnya.”
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how attention to external grandeur and swift logistical arrangements can coexist with moral blindness. It implicitly contrasts surface-level propriety (cleaning and decorating a mansion) with the neglected duty of resolving injustice through dharma.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra issues an instruction to prepare Duḥśāsana’s superior residence immediately—cleaned and decorated—indicating arrangements for receiving or hosting important persons amid the tense political developments leading toward war.